Smiths & Related - Meat is Murder + California Son - LP albums (multiple items) - 2023

What a fantastic collection of items by The Smiths and Morrissey, albums are new, sealed and in mint condition


The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the band's songwriting partnership. The Smiths are regarded as one of the most important British bands and one of the pioneers of 1980s independent music.

The Smiths signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records in 1983 and released their debut album, The Smiths, in 1984. They focused on a guitar, bass and drum sound, fusing art rock and post-punk, which was a rejection of the synth-pop sound predominant at the time. Several of the band's singles reached the top 20 of the UK singles chart, and all their studio albums reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, including the number-one album Meat Is Murder (1985). The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) both entered the top 20 of the European Albums Chart.

In 1986, the Smiths briefly expanded to a five-piece with the addition of guitarist Craig Gannon, but internal tensions eventually led to their breakup the following year. The split was followed by heavily publicised lawsuits over royalties, and the band members have rejected numerous offers to reunite in the years since. Rourke died in 2023

1. The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
Label: Rhino Records – 2564665878
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 2012

A1 The Headmaster Ritual 4:52
A2 Rusholme Ruffians 4:19
A3 I Want The One I Can't Have 3:13
A4 What She Said 2:40
A5 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 4:57
B1 Nowhere Fast 2:35
B2 Well I Wonder 4:00
B3 Barbarism Begins At Home 7:00
B4 Meat Is Murder 6:05

Bass Guitar [The Bass Guitar] – Andy Rourke
Drums [The Drums] – Mike Joyce
Guitar [Guitars], Piano, Music By – Johnny Marr
Voice, Words By, Sleeve [Sleeve By] – Morrissey

2. Morrissey – California Son
Label: Étienne – 538481131
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: USA & Europe
Released: May 24, 2019

A1 Morning Starship
Acoustic Guitar – Boz Boorer
Backing Vocals – Ed Drooste*
Bass – Mando Lopez
Drums – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar – Jesse Tobias
Electric Guitar [12 String Electric Guitar] – Jesse Tobias
Keyboards [Additional Keyboard] – Roger Manning*
Stylophone – Joe Chiccarelli
Synthesizer [Synths] – Gustavo Manzur
Written-By – Jobriath
3:29
A2 Don't Interrupt The Sorrow
Acoustic Guitar – Dave Levita*
Backing Vocals – Ariel Engle
Bass – Mando Lopez
Drum Programming, Drums – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar – Jesse Tobias
Saxophone [Saxophone Solo] – Tom Scott
Synthesizer [Synths] – Roger Manning*
Written-By – Joni Mitchell
4:06
A3 Only A Pawn In Their Game
Accordion [Accordian] – Gustavo Manzur
Bass – Mando Lopez
Drum Programming, Percussion – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar [Electric Rhythm Guitar], Acoustic Guitar – Boz Boorer
Keyboards – Roger Manning*
Organ – Zac Rae
Percussion – Gustavo Manzur
Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar – Jesse Tobias
Written-By – Bob Dylan
3:46
A4 Suffer The Little Children
Acoustic Guitar – Boz Boorer
Bass – Mando Lopez
Drums – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Piano, Backing Vocals – Gustavo Manzur
Guitar [Fuzz Guitar], Rhythm Guitar [Electric Rhythm by (sic) Guitar] – Jesse Tobias
Tuba – Devon Taylor
Upright Piano – Zac Rae
Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie
3:31
A5 Days Of Decision
Acoustic Guitar – Boz Boorer
Backing Vocals – Sameer Gadhia
Baritone Guitar [Electric Baritone Guitar], Slide Guitar – Jesse Tobias
Drum Programming – Joe Chiccarelli
Drums – Matthew Ira Walker*
Featuring – Sameer Gadhia
Guitar [Nylon String Guitar] – Gustavo Manzur
Keyboards – Zac Rae
Written-By – Phil Ochs
2:55
A6 It's Over
Bass – Sean Hurley
Drums, Percussion – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar [Backbeat Guitar], Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar [Electric Rhythm Guitar] – Jesse Tobias
Electric Guitar [Chorus Electric Guitar] – Boz Boorer
Keyboards – Roger Manning*
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – LP*
Written-By – Bill Dees, Roy Orbison
2:52
B1 Wedding Bell Blues
Backing Vocals – Billie Joe Armstrong, Lydia Night
Bass – Mando Lopez
Celesta [Celeste] – Gustavo Manzur
Drums – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar [Backbeat Guitar], Electric Guitar – Jesse Tobias
Electric Guitar [Electric Guiltar Intro] – Boz Boorer
Piano – Roger Manning*
Vocals [Group Vocals] – Arnold McCuller, Brigette Bryant*, Valerie Pinkston
Written-By – Laura Nyro
2:56
B2 Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets
Acoustic Guitar – Boz Boorer
Arranged By [Horns and strings arranged by] – Roger Manning*
Bass – Sean Hurley
Drums, Percussion – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar, Guitar [Nylon String Guitar] – Jesse Tobias
Keyboards – Roger Manning*
Orchestrated By [Orchestration], Copyist [Music Copying], Contractor [Musician Contractor] – Steve Aho
Synth [Synth Strings] – Gustavo Manzur
Written-By – Bacharach-David*
2:09
B3 Lady Willpower
Arranged By [Horns arranged by] – Roger Manning*
Backing Vocals – Roger Manning*
Bass – Mando Lopez
Drums – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar – Boz Boorer
Electric Guitar, Guitar [Outro Guitar Line] – Jesse Tobias
Electric Piano – Roger Manning*
Orchestrated By [Orchestration], Copyist [Music Copying], Contractor [Musician Contractor] – Steve Aho
Synth – Gustavo Manzur
Trumpet [Trumpet solo by] – Danny Levin*
Written-By – Jerry Fuller
3:07
B4 When You Close Your Eyes
Backing Vocals – Petra Haden
Backing Vocals [Dog is] – Little Willie (5)
Drum Programming, Drums, Bongos – Matthew Ira Walker*
Electric Guitar – Boz Boorer
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitar Intro, Electric Guitar, Solo Guitar] – Jesse Tobias
Keyboards – Roger Manning*
Written-By – Billy Mernit, Carly Simon
3:29
B5 Lenny's Tune
Electric Upright Bass [Upright Bass] – Mando Lopez
Mandolin – Boz Boorer
Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – Ryan Freeland
Upright Piano – Zac Rae
Written-By – Tim Hardin
3:30
B6 Some Say I Got Devil
Guitar [Ebow Guitar] – Jesse Tobias
Keyboards – Zac Rae
Melodica – Gustavo Manzur
Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – Joe Chiccarelli
Snare – Matthew Ira Walker*
Trumpet – Danny Levin*, Gustavo Manzur
Written-By – Melanie Safka
4:08


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